Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski [2018] NSWCA 146

Holman Webb Lawyers recently obtained an important decision in the Federal Court which has implications for the body corporate industry with respect to the recovery of unpaid levies.

Congratulations to our specialist lawyers and teams listed in the latest Doyle’s Guide Rankings for 2018 in recognition of their expertise and abilities.

Holman Webb Partner, Tal Williams, talks to Lawyers Weekly about the future of signing your name, discussing various possibilities such as e-sigs, fingerprinting and retina scans. Listen to the podcast here

In late September the NSW Government introduced amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (1987 Act) and Workers Compensation and Workplace Injury Management Act 1998 (1998 Act)

On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury took the first step toward implementing the recently enacted Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) by publishing new regulations that empower the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review transactions that were not previously subject to CFIUS scrutiny.

Many damaging cyber incidents occur as a result of employees, or ex-employees seeking unauthorised access to data and systems.  Indeed, more than a third of cyber breach incidents reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commission in the second quarter of 2018 arose as a result of compromised or stolen credentials and consequent unauthorised access.

There is a well-known cartoon drawn by John Klossner that depicts a boxing ring. In one corner, ready for the fight, is data security, with firewalls, encryption, antivirus software etc. and in the other corner is your employee – Dave – wearing a t-shirt saying “human error”.

Welcome to the September 2018 edition of the Health Law Alert with a timely article on "The Royal Commission into Aged Care - What it means to Approved Providers, their Boards and Management".